Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Castle
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War Memorial
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- De Grey Rooms
- Barker Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Bootham Bar
- A Pipkin